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J. BOOTH.

SOLE FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

NO. 385,402. Patented July 8, 1888.

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SOLE FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,402, dated J'uly 3, 1888. Application filed March 25, 1887. Serial No. 232,431. (No model.) Patented in England March 27, 1885, No. 3,905.

To @ZZ whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, J AMES BooTI-I, a subject of Her Majesty the Queen ol'l Great Britain, residing at 4l Paradise Street, Birmingham, in the county of I/Varwick,England,haveinvented new and useful Improvements inV Soles for Boots, Shoes, and Slippers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention consists ofthe improvements in the soles of boots, shoes, slippers, and other feet covering equivalents, hereinafter described.

I take an ordinary sole, made of leather or other suitable material, by preference one that has been machine-cut. I pierce stitchholes through the sole near the edge, the distance from center to center of each hole correspending with the length of the stitch. These stitch-holes will be pierced all round the edge of the solemthat is to say, about one-fourth of an inch (more or less) from the extreme or outside edge. On one side of the sole I in some eases provide a vertical indent, that forms one continuous' cut, passing through each stitchhole horizontally, but extending in depth vertically through a portion only of the material forming and constituting the Sole.

Soles pierced in the manner described can be fastened onto the upper part of the boot, shoe, slipper, or other feet-covering equivalent, by passing a needle and thread through the stitch-hol es in the sole, thence through' the upper, thus forming stitches equal in length to the distance from center to center of each sttclrhole in the pierced sole.

The stitches on the outside of the sole-that is to say, the side that rests on the door when in usewould pass into the vertical indents provided to receive them. It will be apparent that, the thread or other material forming the stitch being imbedded in the indent away from contact with the floor, I can use a thinner or more delicate thread to fasten the sole onto the upper than I could it the stitch were left lying dat on the outside surface of the sole, to be quickly worn away by continual contact with the tloor. y

Instead of making a plurality of vertical indents, forming in appearance one continuous eut all round the edge of the sole, I prefer in some cases to leave breaks or parts uncut. For instance, I can join two holes by means of a vertical indent, and then leave the next space uncut or solid, and continue these alternate cuts uniformly all round the edge of the sole. The stitch ou the outside would sink int-o the indent, and the stitch on the inside would occupy in length a space equivalent to the uncut part on the outside.

It will be readily understood that a sole provided with alternate indent-cuts would be stronger than a sole provided with a continuous indent-cut or the combination of a regular series of separate indent-cuts, forming When completed one continuous indent-cut.

Although I prefer to provide one indent-cut and then a space, and next a cut and again a space, and so on alternately all round the edge of the sole, yet I can, where desired make one cut and then leave a solid space equal to twice the length of the cut, or of any convenient length. In like manner, conversely, I can, Where desired, make the cut or indent twice the length of the solid space, or of any convenient length.

The inner side of the sole may be covered with felt, wool, or other suitable material.

In piercing and indenting the sole I prefer The punch would be formed with the neces sary punching-points and cuttingedge to pierce the stitch-holes and eut the vertical in dent. The punch may be formed to cut several holes and vertical indents and be operated by hand, or it can be made and formed to t in a press and cut the whole ot' the indents and pierce the whole of the stitchholes at one stroke of the press.

I will now proceed to describe, in reference to the accompanying drawings, the various ways in which I purpose piercing the stitchholes and cutting the vertical indents in the sole.

Figure l represents a blank solo. Fig. 2 represents a sole pierced with stitch-holes and also provided with one continuous cut or groove or scoop. Fig. 3 represents a sole pierced with stitch-holes and alternate vertical indents. Fig. a represents a sole, one part of which is provided with stitch-holes, to

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gether with one vertical cut and four solid spaces, the other part of the sole being provided, conversely, with four vertical outs to one solid space. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section of Fig. 3 at A B. Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan of Fig. 3 at A B. Fig. 7 is a section of Fig. 3 at C D. Fig. 8 is an enlarged plan of Fig. 2 at E F. Fig. 9 is a section at E F.

The plan or Fig. 2, a portion of which is enlarged at Fig. 8, clearly indicates that the plurality of vertical cuts (one eut between each of the stitch-holes) produces the continuous out represented all round and near the outside edge of Fig. 2, and further represented in section, on an enlarged scale, at Fig. 9.

The plan Fig. 3, enlarged at Fig. 6, and represented in section at Fig. 5, denitely points out the solid breaks.

The section Fig. 7 of Fig. 3 at C D clearly shows the vertical indent beyond the stitch- 2o4 hole.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is performed, I declare that what I claim is The herein-described shoesole, provided with marginal perforations and indentations connecting said perforations, as shown, Whereby the sewing-thread is embedded Within the sole, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of' t-Wo subscribing witnesses. Y

JAMES BOOTH.

Witnesses:

ALF. WM. TURNER, NVM. VICTOR WYLDES. 

